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Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN
4 days, 10 hours ago

Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN

Al Jazeera  

More than 5,600 people were killed and thousands more injured or kidnapped in 2024 due to soaring levels of gang violence in Haiti, the United Nations said. In a statement released on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemned the “absolute horrors” faced by the population of the Caribbean country noting rights abuses and corruption are also …

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Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs
1 week, 1 day ago

Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs

CNN  

CNN — Security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Friday to reinforce a multinational mission tasked with tackling the country’s rampant gang violence, the Haitian National Police announced. The dignitaries included the leader of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council Leslie Voltaire, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and the United States Ambassador to Haiti Dennis Hankins. The troops …

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Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024
1 week, 2 days ago

Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024

CNN  

CNN — The Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024, the country’s Immigration Directorate said Wednesday. In the last three months of the year alone, over 94,000 people were deported under a new operation aiming to remove up to 10,000 undocumented Haitians per week, ordered by the Dominican Republic’s National Security and Defense Council headed by President Luis …

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Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024
1 week, 2 days ago

Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024

CNN  

CNN — The Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 Haitians in 2024, the country’s Immigration Directorate said Wednesday. In the last three months of the year alone, over 94,000 people were deported under a new operation aiming to remove up to 10,000 undocumented Haitians per week, ordered by the Dominican Republic’s National Security and Defense Council headed by President Luis …

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Meet Laura Loomer, the conspiracy theorist racist attacking Sriram Krishnan and Indians
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Meet Laura Loomer, the conspiracy theorist racist attacking Sriram Krishnan and Indians

Op India  

As soon as US President-elect Donald Trump announced that Sriram Krishnan would serve as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the American journalist and conspiracy theorist racist Laura Loomer launched an online attack against Sriram Krishnan. It’s alarming to see the number of career leftists who are now being appointed …

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A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going an hour or more without help. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Members of the Viv Ansanm coalition of street gangs, …

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A survivor of gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
2 weeks, 2 days ago

A survivor of gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets

LA Times  

The wife of a journalist who was shot during a gang attack in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday cries as an ambulance arrives with his body. A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going an hour or more without help. …

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2024 brought natural disasters and turbulent politics to Latin America
3 weeks, 1 day ago

2024 brought natural disasters and turbulent politics to Latin America

Associated Press  

Snow blanketed Santiago, the Chilean capital, in May 2024 — a rare and stunning sight that marked the coldest month in the city in over 70 years. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A reveler performs during the Amigos da Onca Carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 10, 2024. Share …

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Haiti’s ‘vodou’ murders: Why did a gang kill nearly 200 people?
1 month ago

Haiti’s ‘vodou’ murders: Why did a gang kill nearly 200 people?

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 200 people have been killed in Haiti over claims of “witchcraft”. The massacre was “orchestrated by the leader of a powerful gang” in Cite Soleil, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva on Monday. On Sunday, two local human rights organisations identified that gang leader as Jean Monel Felix, who also goes by the …

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Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son’s death
1 month ago

Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son’s death

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A gang leader accused of killing more than 100 people in Haiti’s capital to avenge his son’s death was still persecuting residents on Tuesday, according to a rare witness account. Mackenson Cangé, whose father was among the victims, told Magik9 radio station that residents in the gang-controlled area said gunmen were still hunting down older people and …

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Gang leader accused of massacring more than 100 old people in revenge attack
1 month ago

Gang leader accused of massacring more than 100 old people in revenge attack

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Haiti’s government in a statement Monday acknowledged the …

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Remembering Donald Trump’s last political abduction racket
1 month ago

Remembering Donald Trump’s last political abduction racket

Salon  

It is one of the everlasting quirks of humankind’s time on this earth that many of the bad ones, the ones who are responsible for the deaths and misery of millions, are not big, famous, showy generals, or the elected or unelected leaders of nations, but rather milktoasty little functionaries who sit at desks and execute their ugly, murderous plans …

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A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son’s death
1 month ago

A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son’s death

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son’s death, according to the government and human rights organizations that estimate more than 100 were killed. Haiti’s government in a statement Monday acknowledged the massacre, saying over 100 were …

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Haiti gang kills 184 people over witchcraft accusation, UN says
1 month ago

Haiti gang kills 184 people over witchcraft accusation, UN says

Al Jazeera  

The killings are a personal vendetta of a gang boss who believes witchcraft caused his son’s death, rights groups say. At least 184 people were killed over the weekend in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Haiti’s capital, the United Nations says, with human rights groups attributing the killings to a personal vendetta by a local gang leader. Haiti’s government …

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Who is Allexis Ferrell, the 27-year-old woman sentenced to a year in jail for eating a cat in Ohio?
1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Allexis Ferrell, the 27-year-old woman sentenced to a year in jail for eating a cat in Ohio?

Firstpost  

Allexis Ferrell entered a guilty plea to cruelty to companion animals, a fifth-degree felony, and was awarded a one-year prison sentence. Officers claimed that Ferrell “smashed the cat’s head with her foot and then began to eat the cat” in an incident report. The video was shared online after the incident with the fake title, “Haitian Woman East Neighbor’s Cat …

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Revolution connects Haitians with Black Panthers in 'Kingdom of No Tomorrow'
1 month, 1 week ago

Revolution connects Haitians with Black Panthers in 'Kingdom of No Tomorrow'

NPR  

Revolution connects Haitians with Black Panthers in 'Kingdom of No Tomorrow' Fabienne Josaphat, author of Kingdom of No Tomorrow, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the Black Panther movement, and its significance inside the U.S., and to Haitian people. The author Fabienne Josaphat had that experience back in 2012, when she found helpful lessons from the Black Panther movement of …

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Pete Buttigieg on 2024 and the ‘Crank Realignment’ - The New York Times
1 month, 1 week ago

Pete Buttigieg on 2024 and the ‘Crank Realignment’ - The New York Times

New York Times  

“Pete Buttigieg has had had one of these fascinating rises in politics. He went from being mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a small but noble town —” “I’m convinced that we’re going to remember these years that we’re living through right now as some of the most pivotal and transformative and important in the life of our city.” — to …

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Prominent Haitian politician condemns French president for calling leaders ‘total morons’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prominent Haitian politician condemns French president for calling leaders ‘total morons’

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has publicly criticized remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera calling the Caribbean country’s leaders “total morons.” The council’s former president, Edgard Leblanc Fils, said in a statement late Sunday that Macron had insulted an entire nation “living through dark times.” Macron was filmed making the …

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Haitian migrants Trump and Vance accused of eating 'cats and dogs' are already fleeing Ohio
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haitian migrants Trump and Vance accused of eating 'cats and dogs' are already fleeing Ohio

Hindustan Times  

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, once accused of eating local pets, are reportedly leaving the city following Trump's election. Haitian migrants Trump and Vance accused of eating 'cats and dogs' are already fleeing Ohio Haitian migrants in Ohio ‘fleeing' US Trump's inflammatory remarks during a September presidential debate, where he supported JD Vance's false claims about Haitians eating "cats and …

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UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’

Al Jazeera  

Insecurity in Haiti is rising again, forcing embassies and United Nations agencies to evacuate the capital amid gang-fuelled violence. “The critical humanitarian programmes in Port-au-Prince as well as support for the Haitian people and authorities continue.” Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, also announced late last week that it was suspending critical care in Port-au-Prince as it …

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Gang recruitment of Haitian children soars by 70 percent: UN
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gang recruitment of Haitian children soars by 70 percent: UN

Al Jazeera  

Haitian gangs increasingly target children, using them as informants, fighters, and forced labor, says UNICEF report. “Children in Haiti are trapped in a vicious cycle – recruited into the very armed groups that are fueling their desperation, and the numbers are growing,” said UNICEF executive director and Inter-Agency Standing Committee principal advocate for Haiti, Catherine Russell. “This unacceptable trend must …

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Haitian vigilantes deal major blow to gang leader ‘Barbecue’ in furious battle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haitian vigilantes deal major blow to gang leader ‘Barbecue’ in furious battle

The Telegraph  

For months, Haitian warlord Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier has been in the habit of announcing on social media the next targets of his brutal foot soldiers. Seemingly drunk on his own power in a shattered society where the rule of law and government institutions are notable only for their absence, the gang leader has issued death threats against everyone from the …

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Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages

Al Jazeera  

Many Haitian children face the stark choice of joining a gang or suffering from violence, poverty and hunger engulfing them. Yet for Haiti’s children — the millions caught in the crossfire, no longer able to attend school, or pushed to join the armed gangs amid crippling poverty — the situation is especially dire. The UN’s humanitarian agency said these kids …

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"We don't see our future": Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio "panicking" after Trump's victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"We don't see our future": Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio "panicking" after Trump's victory

Salon  

Since President-elect Donald Trump won the election earlier this month, Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, have been living with a renewed fear of what may come should he follow through on his vow to terminate their temporary legal immigration status. Who is at risk if Trump eliminates TPS In an interview with News Nation last month, the president-elect said he'd …

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